MONDAY 5 AUGUST 2019No simple solution to mass
shootings, says Republican
Senator John Cornyn boasts of ‘perfect A+ rating’ from NRA
A child takes part in a vigil in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (AFP/Getty)
ANDREW BUNCOMBE
IN EL PASO
A senior Republican politician from Texas has claimed there is no simple answer to America’s mass
shootings, even as Democrats and activists called for urgent action on gun control.
As the nation woke up to the second mass shooting in 24 hours, with the number of casualties in El Paso
and Dayton reaching 29 people dead and at least 50 injured, senator John Cornyn visited the scene of the
shooting in El Paso, where he placed a flag. “I spent some of my earlier years in El Paso when my dad was
stationed at Fort Bliss,” he told reporters. “I know the city well.”
But as many of the Democratic presidential candidates joined with gun control activists in demanding